RICHARD WILSON 20:50
Site Specific Oil Installation: 1987, used sump oil and steel, dimensions variable
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Richard Wilson is one of Britain's most celebrated
sculptors. He is known for his interventions in architectural space which
draw heavily for their inspiration from the worlds of engineering and
construction and are characterised by concerns with size and structural
daring.
Wilson has exhibited widely nationally and internationally, and
represented Britain in the Sydney, Yokohama, Sao Paulo and Venice
Biennials. He was awarded the prestigious DAAD residency in Berlin
1992/3.
His commissioned contribution to Liverpool's European Capital of
Culture 2008, titled Turning the Place Over, comprised a vast ovoid
section of a façade that rotates three dimensionally on a spindle. 20:50
was first created in 1987 and was shown as a permanent installation at
the Saatchi Gallery. Wilson was appointed Visiting Research Professor
at the University of East London in 2004 and lives and works in London.
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1987, used sump oil and steel, dimensions variable
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